Baseball Preview: Chaparral Wolverines vs. Heritage Eagles
Chaparral and Heritage are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Chaparral Wolverines will head out on the road to square off against the Heritage Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Chaparral will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Douglas County, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Chaparral skirted past Douglas County 7-5.
Chaparral got a great performance from Logan Manuello as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jensyn Nelson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Heritage faced Rock Canyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Heritage lost 12-2 to Rock Canyon. Heritage has struggled against Rock Canyon recently, as their match on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Heritage saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Thompson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Chaparral is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Chaparral took their victory against Heritage when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chaparral since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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